Karl Nehammer, who resigned a week ago as Austria's chancellor after attempts to form a coalition government without the far right collapsed, is withdrawing from national politics and giving up his seat in parliament,

The development follows the withdrawal of Austria’s liberal party, NEOS, from three-party coalition negotiations to form a centrist government to exclude the far-right FPO

Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he’ll step down as head of government and chairman of the conservative People’s Party after failing to form a coalition government.

Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has been sworn in as acting Chancellor of Austria, ORF reports. “One of the tasks of the federal president is to ensure that the government is in power at all times,

Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, 16/12